PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Céim bhacaí a bheith ionat, to have a limp.
Níl iompar a chraicinn ann, he is weak and limp.
Bláth, folt, ~, limp flower, hair.
Bhí céim bhacaí ann, he walked with a limp.
Shíl mé go raibh céim bhacaí leat, I thought you were walking with a limp.
Bhí a gruaig ina ~í léi, her hair was hanging wet and limp.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to cause sth. to hang down, to become limp.
Bhí a lámh ~ leis, his hand was hanging limp by his side.
Tá a lámh ~ leis, his arm is hanging limp; he has lost the use of his arm.
Ag sleabhcadh leis an ocras, becoming limp from hunger.
Tá ~ bhacaíola ann, he has a limp.